across

Pronúncia: əˈkrɒs
    adverb
  1. [crossways] en creu.
  2. transversalment, de través.

  3. [from side to side] d'un costat a l'altre.
  4. pel mig.
  5. she cut the cake across va tallar la coca pel mig.
  6. the river is a mile across el riu té una milla d'amplada.
  7. the river is not very far across el riu no és gaire ample.
    8. preposition
  8. to go across the bridge travessar el pont, creuar el pont.

  9. [on the other side] a l'altre costat de.
  10. by this time he is across the Channel ara ja és a l'altre costat del Canal.
  11. he lives across the street viu a l'altre costat del carrer.

  12. [from one side to another] a través de.
  13. he helped the blind man across the road va ajudar el cec a travessar la carretera.
  14. he runs across the fields corre camps a través.
  15. let's cut across the field passem camps a través.

    16. slang
  16. to put across someone enganyar algú.
  17. (idem) convèncer algú.